At 10:21 PM 26/05/2008, you wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>I've tried installing, found out need some library no 5, downloaded and
>did not work out, then after talking to "a linux guru" he told me "Just
>recompile it for Fedora 8" and that's it, so I was wondering if someone
>has done it and can give me the "step a step for linux ignorants"
>instructions.
>
>I managed to install linux, and to configure the Lan, and download the
>Firebird 64 CS RPM and TarGZ to the desktop, and to download all
>the "linux updates and patches", but please take into account I KNOW
>NOTHING ABOUT LINUX.

Download and install the following package:

http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/fedora/8/x86_64/compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-62.x86_64.html

It won't break anything and it provides the correct version of the C/C++ runtime libstdc++.so.5 that Firebird needs.

./heLen